Perspective

While Baby Bear was in surgery I met people whose children had heart problems that required them to repeatedly spend weeks at a time at the hospital.

In ICU I whiled away the late night hours with another woman who also didn't have accommodation that night, a mother whose pre-teen daughter was critically ill due to a brain tumour.

At Ronald McDonald House I chatted with the mother of a young toddler. They'd been there for 4 months and looked set to spend at least another 4 there.

I am so grateful that Baby Bear is doing okay, that he is recovering so well from the surgery, that his patched up heart is doing just fine and although he's still a little sore he's healing wonderfully. He is still on frusemide and captopril for now but probably not for long. He feeds easier and breathes easier. He's putting on weight and is now just under 5kg. My amazing boy. :)